RSP’s 2018 Consultation is now open

The latest RSP consultation is now open and will run until 11.59pm on Friday 16th February 2018.

Copies of all the updated consultation documents can be found on this link which also includes the online feedback form. To make the documents easier to navigate we suggest that they are first downloaded.

There are updates regarding environmental issues, the effect on climate change, biodiversity and general health as well as some changes to infrastructure and landscaping as shown on the masterplan below. It will take some thorough reading to fully identify all the changes.

provision for “reasonable levels of noise insulation and ventilation for schools and community buildings” affected by noise during the 16 hour operating period.

RSP also say that they will establish a Community Consultative Committee which will have an independent chair and secretary, paid by the airport operator, meeting quarterly at the airport with a published agenda and minutes of each meeting.

They would establish a Community Trust Fund into which penalties, for flights exceeding noise limitations or deviating from the flight track, will be paid.

Thanet District Council have a long-standing history of restricting the significance of the part Manston can play in civil aviation. Towards the end of WW2, at best, TDC, when considering its post-war use, could see Manston only as a ‘municipal airport’.
See documents held at the National Archives, Kew.

We need Manston Airport to take pressure off Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Cargo flights is a good idea and hope for some passenger flights in the future. People who live near the airport should not have moved to the area knowing an airport has always been present for many years. Having an airport will give ongoing employment which could grow and be good for the economy in Thanet. Go for it River Oak. Why pay out billions on Heathrow and Gatwick, when we have Manston in place with longest runway and plenty of air space in the area.